[Q] why games lag so much? - Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

im on android 2.3.7 (vodafone 845) and many games lag... is there any way to increase fps or atleast reduce lag (already rooted and used chainfire 3D with all of its plugins) thank you

Have you tried overclocking?

Do you have a lot of picture, live wallpaper, running service going on?
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no no everything's turned off thanks for replying

yep i did try

i have also tried enabling hardware acceleration but no luck...

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melvinchng said:
What phone are you using?
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im using vodafone 845 aka huawei joy/u8120 im using go launhcer ex with fancy widget power control calendar brightness toggle widget and 5 home screens

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im using vodafone 845 aka huawei joy/u8120 im using go launhcer ex with fancy widget power control calendar brightness toggle widget and 5 home screens
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I know why it lag,
Forgive me if I say anything wrong.
First, it is a mid-low end phone. If I'm right,it don't have a or a dedicated gpu. And the processor clock is around 600-800mhz? (Can't find this processor information)
And without a gpu, games can't load well.
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melvinchng said:
I know why it lag,
Forgive me if I say anything wrong.
First, it is a mid-low end phone. If I'm right,it don't have a or a dedicated gpu. And the processor clock is around 600-800mhz? (Can't find this processor information)
And without a gpu, games can't load well.
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This is true. Your device is actually a low end device. Having only 128mb - 179mb (accessible) ram (which is a major factor) would cause lag.

Go launcher is a Ram hog! It doesn't bother the gaming performance on my G2. I suggest try a different launcher so you can get more ram. I'm just taking a wild guess.
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I prefer you use launcher pro. I'm using it as well. Clean and fast.
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Theonew said:
This is true. Your device is actually a low end device. Having only 128mb - 179mb (accessible) ram (which is a major factor) would cause lag.
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:S so there's nothing i can do right?

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:S so there's nothing i can do right?
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You can buy a new phone
(joke.. )

the funny thing is iphone 3g managed to play so many games without hiccup.

jay_993 said:
the funny thing is iphone 3g managed to play so many games without hiccup.
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You should learn about processor and not about the clock only.
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ex!le said:
You can buy a new phone
(joke.. )
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except that

melvinchng said:
I prefer you use launcher pro. I'm using it as well. Clean and fast.
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okay man thanks

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:S so there's nothing i can do right?
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Have you tried using any scripts?

Theonew said:
Have you tried using any scripts?
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yes v6 supercharger which what i have to say is a phone saver it really really speeds up multitasking but no diferrence at games.. i think ill just have to cope with the lag

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Found Fix For The Back to Home Loading Lag

Go into setting then developers options. Go all the way down too Apps then background process limit. Choose At Most 4 processes. Even 1 process worked and made the loading thing go away. I don't see it anymore everything is instant.
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What does this limit, apps running in the background?
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Yes it limits the apps in background, so it "multi tasks" even worse.
More importantly, it doesn't solve the problem. Didn't help me at all. Some others report it may help at first, but it comes back.
well I set it back to standard and I still haven't seen that issue yet anymore.
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What exactly is the back to home loading lag?
DarkManX4lf said:
What exactly is the back to home loading lag?
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It's actually Sense reloading when you exit from an app. Instead of going right to the home Page, you get a little rotating circle for up to 20 seconds. It's been a problem with Sense for a while on a number of different platforms with different updates. Been reported on both the LTE and the One X.
midmofan said:
It's actually Sense reloading when you exit from an app. Instead of going right to the home Page, you get a little rotating circle for up to 20 seconds. It's been a problem with Sense for a while on a number of different platforms with different updates. Been reported on both the LTE and the One X.
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Ah ok. I haven't run into this problem.
I fixed mine by using GoLauncher ex :lol:
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shepherdofthedamned said:
I fixed mine by using GoLauncher ex :lol:
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This!! I did the same.
shepherdofthedamned said:
I fixed mine by using GoLauncher ex :lol:
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Really if you use almost any alternative launcher it well be better, Rosie is slow and bloated. Still amazed how little free ram this phone has on boot, thought sense 4 was supposed to be lighter...
OgremustCrush said:
Really if you use almost any alternative launcher it well be better, Rosie is slow and bloated. Still amazed how little free ram this phone has on boot, thought sense 4 was supposed to be lighter...
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Maybe they have memory leaks
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Its just cuz of what HTC set the OOM values to, and apparently didn't set Rosie to be locked in memory. Can be modified with root. But I, personally, set Nova as the default launcher.
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Apex launcher took care of my problems.
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I have yet to have this happen once by hitting home.
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BrianBaker said:
I have yet to have this happen once by hitting home.
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Same here have not had this happen at all even with about 100mb ram left lol maybe bad processor?
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You should try ram manager app by juwe if your rooted. Works great completely fixes the multi task issue. I paid for it but i think theres a free one with less options. It works like v6 supercharger script, has a nice widget with available ram batt and temp. Give it a go, i always have between 150 and 250 md of available ram and apps don't get killed.
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This was happening to me too. I accidentally put my phone into safe mode. I did a Google search and was able to get out of safe mode by turning off the phone and restarting holding the volume up. The phone doesn't seem to have the problem anymore. I also noticed that some of my widgets(tether and bookmarks) were gone, which might have been the problem in the first place. I hope this helps somehow.

[Q] Launcher performance

Am I the only one that is sometimes seeing major lag when an app closes and the launcher redraws? In by case it is sometimes over a second.
Well known issue that has been mentioned already in numerous threads. I use SS launcher so don't have that problem.
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the stock launcher will not lag on its own, check for background cpu utilization with os monitor app and disable those apps .
Dr.Paul said:
Am I the only one that is sometimes seeing major lag when an app closes and the launcher redraws? In by case it is sometimes over a second.
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The latest firmware update fixes it
Oli2k said:
The latest firmware update fixes it
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I thought that but still happens sometimes :-(
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Still happening with me after the update. Annoying.
Dr.Paul said:
Still happening with me after the update. Annoying.
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Not sure but what is the build number? LF2?
Yeah LF2, solved my issues straight away even with a different launcher
watsa said:
Not sure but what is the build number? LF2?
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Yeah, I'm on fl2? Oddly enough I only got one firmware update though. Is that correct? My build number is IMM76D.I9300XXALF2
Dr.Paul said:
Yeah, I'm on fl2? Oddly enough I only got one firmware update though. Is that correct? My build number is IMM76D.I9300XXALF2
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If you read carefully enough, Dr. Paul, you'll find that you are on ALF2!
Is LF2 only through Kies? I got the OTA update to LF1, and that's all the OTA updater says is available. Or it's just VodaGroan being rubbish as usual.
Tachikoma_kun said:
Is LF2 only through Kies? I got the OTA update to LF1, and that's all the OTA updater says is available. Or it's just VodaGroan being rubbish as usual.
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I'd say it's voda and there slow releases
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Been looking in the forum and found this issue under another heading. I fixed it by rooting and changing the davlik VM heap size from 256 to 128mb. How did Samsung manage to screw this up?
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Another thing to consider is whether you've got power saving on or off? If it's on and CPU power saving is turned on, the CPU runs at 800mhz rather than 1400mhz. This will show a noticeable difference in smoothness.
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Been looking in the forum and found this issue under another heading. I fixed it by rooting and changing the davlik VM heap size from 256 to 128mb. How did Samsung manage to screw this up?
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God knows but as with any phone there are always issues at first. As long as they are resolved then it's not a big deal
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bortak said:
Another thing to consider is whether you've got power saving on or off? If it's on and CPU power saving is turned on, the CPU runs at 800mhz rather than 1400mhz. This will show a noticeable difference in smoothness.
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Not me, I turned off all power saving the day I got the phone
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Oli2k said:
The latest firmware update fixes it
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Still happens for me also.
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i just wanna share how i got rid of the lag and home respawn issue on my sgs3... i'm not saying it is a fix but these are the only things i did that work for me... there is no harm in trying...
1. disable double tap home button to activate s voice.
2. disable s voice using application manager
3. reboot... and after 3 days, no lag or whatsoever... but there was always the home respawn thing when i'm running a lot of apps on background...
4. uninstall facebook app... this app seems to eat most of the memory... reboot... now, i don't need to close any program running thru task manager... i check it and see 12 apps running but never had a respawn.. all is well now... i don't even think of rooting flashing a rom now... everything just seems to be running so well...
**i know some of you would say that it's not an option to uninstall FB app, i for myself would love to use it but i'd rather have a lag and respawn free sgs3 and use the FB desktop mode... but then again...that's just me...
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Try using fast facebook, a lightweight facebook app, its getting better all the time
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Screen flickering

My Xperia tablet S screen flickering , flashing while playing movies and sometimes while browsing. This problem doesnt appearing while im gaming. Anyone else got the same error?
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Ure ram is full or near full also take off gpu force render 2d objects
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psxpetey said:
Ure ram is full or near full also take off gpu force render 2d objects
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Neither.
Oh you got the Xperia tab lol my bad beats me
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Sigray said:
My Xperia tablet S screen flickering , flashing while playing movies and sometimes while browsing. This problem doesnt appearing while im gaming. Anyone else got the same error?
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did you installed other launcher? cause i have the same problem with Nova, Apex e Adw launcher. I tried Chameleon launcher and all is fine.
i think that your problem is the same of me.
Its a problem that all Xperia Tablets have... Browser, Launcher, etc. dont change anything at all. From what ive heard its an ICS bug and our tablet suffers a lot.. Hopefully it will get fixed with jelly bean :cyclops:
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Its a problem that all Xperia Tablets have... Browser, Launcher, etc. dont change anything at all. From what ive heard its an ICS bug and our tablet suffers a lot.. Hopefully it will get fixed with jelly bean :cyclops:
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I believe its called screen tearing ive treid a few tweaks that are supposed to help and other things but nothing works
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psxpetey said:
I believe its called screen tearing ive treid a few tweaks that are supposed to help and other things but nothing works
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Yeah, it happens to me too. First, I thought it was BS Player issue or something since it was only happening when watching videos. But then, I noticed it also happens when I reduce the bright of the screen using Screen Filter. I really hope it gets fixed on JB update because it's the only thing that really annoys me on the tablet. Apart from that and fortunately, I've nothing else to complain about, unlike many others.
i have this if i run live background verry anoying parts off the calendar and social life widget and other widgets glitch thru the screen.
i don't known if you experiencing similar flickering.
Zer0K3wL said:
i have this if i run live background verry anoying parts off the calendar and social life widget and other widgets glitch thru the screen.
i don't known if you experiencing similar flickering.
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Totally do man even glitches through apps while viewing them. could vsync be off? its what syncs the refresh rate of the screen and the gpu
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Google experience launcher uses less ram than LG stock

Check the task manager widget. Every time I clear ram I'm over 900mb free on GEL. LG was in the 800s and 700s most of the time
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RiverdALIEN said:
Check the task manager widget. Every time I clear ram I'm over 900mb free on GEL. LG was in the 800s and 700s most of the time
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Are you surprised by that?
The only shock to me is that the gap between the two is so small given GEL is coming from a much improved system in terms of system resource usage. I can only hope that once it is integrated with KitKat itself it is somehow lighter.
Seriously..what's the point? Is this HTC wildfire thread or am I missing something..
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Your logic and methodology used to prove your point is irrefutable. Thanks for sharing. I've been really worried about using all 2Gb of RAM on my phone and desperately seeking another launcher.
/s I should have stopped after "task manager widget" and left the thread at "clear ram".
Mandelbrot.Benoit said:
Your logic and methodology used to prove your point is irrefutable. Thanks for sharing. I've been really worried about using all 2Gb of RAM on my phone and desperately seeking another launcher.
/s I should have stopped after "task manager widget" and left the thread at "clear ram".
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Seriously..what's the point? Is this HTC wildfire thread or am I missing something..
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mgolder said:
Are you surprised by that?
The only shock to me is that the gap between the two is so small given GEL is coming from a much improved system in terms of system resource usage. I can only hope that once it is integrated with KitKat itself it is somehow lighter.
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U guys are mean.
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The Google launcher is mostly just placeholders for search. Its bare bones. All pure stock android is always basic. Everybody wants it and says they want the stock experience and then a couple of weeks go by and they are running a 3rd party launcher cause stock has no options. Lg made a launcher with options and therefore uses more resources.
I use nova launcher and I get 1GB to 1.2GB of free ram after I cleared taskmanager. BTW I also disabled a some apps.
It is nice but could really use more screens
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Bigralphn said:
It is nice but could really use more screens
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Then add more screens?
Maybe I have an early release but it see no way to do it
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I'd give the GEL a try if I could disable the LG stock one... but I hate having both running at once. Obviously, I'm not rooted.
Bwangster12 said:
I'd give the GEL a try if I could disable the LG stock one... but I hate having both running at once. Obviously, I'm not rooted.
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Just stop it in the task manager
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There is a reason 3 gigs gonna be next std. Oems are great inventing but carp at optimizing. Well used ram is good use, wasted ram because daemons and launcher tricks you don't use is just a waste of resources.
I'll test the launcher, autokiller is a bit to aggressive when low on memory, imo.
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I figured out how to add screens but I can't use US English. I am using UK. I tried the work around d.
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Bigralphn said:
Just stop it in the task manager
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Even if stopped... does it not still take up system resources?
with stock launcher I am always around 1GB free
Thats what i have

Deus EX: The Fall, flash sale!

Google play is having the square enix game Deus Ex: the fall for only 0.99 cents over its usual 8$ price tag. Grab while you can!
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How isnperformance? I see people complaining about fps lag and hard to use controls.
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{Diemex} said:
How isnperformance? I see people complaining about fps lag and hard to use controls.
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I have it and works fine for me, no lag and controls are easy, they have 2 modes. 1is kind of weird but one works like any other fps game.
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How isnperformance? I see people complaining about fps lag and hard to use controls.
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Devs claim on the review replies that controller support is being done so the controls will be a non issue
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Are you guys on stock rom/kernel? Keeps crashing for me, "back to desktop" so to speak. I'm rooted on CR with bins kernel if anyone have any suggestions?
Son of a...I missed it!
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Aletheia said:
Are you guys on stock rom/kernel? Keeps crashing for me, "back to desktop" so to speak. I'm rooted on CR with bins kernel if anyone have any suggestions?
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It crashed for me also.You have to do the same instructions To make it work that are for gta san andreas.You can go here and go to page 3 i think.It explains what you have to do.I think i had to do that once or twice and then it would work fine.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2580819
For me, Deus Ex : The Fall crashed after choosing any Main Menu option. Enabling Android Settings-Developer options-Force GPU rendering allows the game to run properly.
In my case it started to work somewhere between the kk update and some foldermount tinkering. Nice to here about the gpu trick, might come in handy even though it breaks lecturenotes.

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